Why would plantation owners want to purchase another person?

A) Plantation owners enjoyed the companionship of the slaves.

B) Slaves worked hard for little money.

C) Slaves provided free labor: cooking, cleaning, working the crops, tending the livestock and watching the children.

D) Once a slave was bought, he or she was set free after working on a plantation for five years

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Lance Bird · Answer 1

C) Slaves provided free labor: cooking, cleaning, working the crops, tending the livestock and watching the children.

Spunky · Answer 2

I think it is C because slaves were a cheap form of labor and were not paid salaries